**UPDATE: I made this last night and did my own sauce so I just updated that recipe** Scrumptious Skinny Spaghetti & Meatballs This recipe is from Lifetime’s Cook Yourself Thin (if you want to be shocked and disgusted in to being skinny watch this show to see how many calories are in food we eat [...]
Back in April I was going to introduce a new “feature” to my blog. “Becoming a Baker” I did two recipes….since then I have been on a super strict diet which consist of absolutely no snacking or any yummy bake goods. But it’s certainly paying off because I’ve lost 11.5 pounds in 3 weeks. So [...]
Southwestern Turkey Burgers With Sweet Potato Fries This recipe is also courtesy of Lifetime’s Cook Yourself Thin. I had never had turkey burgers prior to this, but now that I have I don’t think I could EVER go back. They were so good! I like the turkey burgers better because they weren’t greasy and fatty [...]
Gnocchi with Summer Vegetables This recipe was from my Everyday Food magazine and was really delicious. So delicious that my husband who refuses (and I am NOT making this up) to eat any type of vegetables ate the entire thing! I like it because it was surprisingly filling and really light. The only additions I [...]
I have to rave on last nights dinner. It was delicious! It was a mock risotto and parmesan crusted tilapia. Usually I do tilapia with potatoes and just lightly season the fish with s & p and lemon juice and a little red pepper flake. But this is certainly going to be my new go [...]
Finally tried my Italian Lemon Cake yesterday. I think it turned out really tasty, but like a lot of things when I first started cooking, didn’t look so Martha Stewart-ish. 1 white cake mix,prepared 8 oz. cream chees, softened2 cups powered sugar1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks3 tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 cup [...]
I think I have a little creative/talent gene in me. I’ve always loved to write, so therefore in my head I consider myself a “writer”. I also have a knack for music. Not so much the writing portion of it, that would be my husband, but the singing of it I think I do very [...]
Dump Bar’s 2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cup flour 5 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup cocoa (Hershey’s of course!) 1 cup chocolate chips Dump all ingredients except chocolate chips in a bowl mix until all ingredients are all moistened. Spread in greased 9×13 pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips on [...]
